As someone not used to conveyancing in West Bridgford what is the number one tip you can impart concerning the ownership transfer in West Bridgford

Not many law firms or advisers will tell you this but conveyancing in West Bridgford and elsewhere in Nottinghamshire is an adversarial process. Put another way, when it comes to conveyancing there exists an abundance of room for friction between you and other parties involved in the home moving process. For instance, the vendor, selling agent and even potentially your mortgage company. Appointing a solicitor for your conveyancing in West Bridgford an important selection as your conveyancer is your adviser, and is the ONLY person in the process whose responsibility is to protect your legal interests and to protect you.

On occasion a third party with a vested interest will attempt to convince you that it is in your interests to do things their way. As an example, the estate agent may claim to be helping by claiming that your lawyer is dragging his heels. Or your mortgage broker may tell you to do take action that is contrary to your lawyers guidance. You should always trust your lawyer above all other parties when it comes to the legal transfer of property.

Please explain the implications if my lawyer’s firm is removed from the Skipton Solicitor panel ahead of completing my conveyancing in West Bridgford?

First, this is very unlikely to happen. In most cases even where a law firm is removed off of a panel the lender would allow the completion to go ahead as the lender would appreciate the difficulties that they would place you in if you have to instruct a new solicitor days before completion. In a worst case scenario where the lender insists that you instruct a new firm then it is possible for a very good lawyer to expedite the conveyancing albeit that you may pay a significant premium for this. The analogous situation is where a buyer instructs a lawyer, exchanges contracts and the law firm is shut down by a regulator such as the SRA. Again, in this situation you can find lawyers who can troubleshoot their way to bring the conveyancing to a satisfactory conclusion - albeit at a cost.

I have been told that property searches are the primary reason for delay in West Bridgford house deals. Is this right?

The Council of Property Search Organisations (CoPSO) has noted the conclusions of research by MoveWithUs that conveyancing searches do not feature amongst the most frequent causes of hindrances during the legal transfer of property. Searches are unlikely to be the root cause of holding up conveyancing in West Bridgford.

Is it possible to change solicitor as I need to choose one who is on the Skipton Building Society conveyancing list. I hired a high street conveyancing solicitor in West Bridgford round the corner but he is not accepted by Skipton Building Society

It would be our pleasure to assist you find a conveyancing solicitor in West Bridgford on the Skipton Building Society panel. Please note that the property lawyers that we work with do not pay us a referral fee if you instruct them and are fully regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority who regulate all conveyancing solicitors in West Bridgford. Using search facility on this website, you can compare and instruct different solicitors and conveyancers both nationally and in West Bridgford.

What makes a West Bridgford lease unmortgageable?

There is nothing unique about leasehold conveyancing in West Bridgford. Most leases are drafted differently and legal mistakes in the legal wording can result in certain sections are wrong. For example, if your lease is missing any of the following, it could be defective:

Maintenance charge proportions which don’t add up to the correct percentage Repairing obligations to or maintain elements of the property

A defective lease can cause problems when trying to sell a property as they can affect a potential buyer’s ability to obtain a mortgage. Accord Mortgages Ltd, Coventry Building Society, and TSB all have express conveyancing instructions when it comes to what is expected in a lease. If a mortgage lender believes that the lease is defective they may refuse to provide security, forcing the purchaser to withdraw.

West Bridgford Leasehold Conveyancing - A selection of Questions you should ask before buying

What is the the remaining lease term? The answer will be useful as a) areas may cause problems in the block as the common areas may start to deteriorate if services are not paid for b) if the leasehold owners have a dispute with the managing agents you will want to know about it